rain and snow ending before midnight, no accumulation in the metro area, temperatures 28 to 36. we'll come back and talk about arctic air over the weekend and whether or not that will generate a storm. i see a lot of these authorities moving to take cover themselves. [ gunshots ] >> that was gripping stuff. we are learning more today about that police shootout which led to the apparent death of an ex-lapd officer named christopher dorner. investigators are still trying to confirm his identity, at least of the body they found inside the burned out cabin near big bear, california, but it is believed to be the x- policeman who went on a week long revenge killing spree and as theresa garcia reports, one of his alleged victims was laid to rest today. >> reporter: bagpipes played as the flag draped coffin carrying riverside police

officer michael crain entered the church hasn't ons of police officers from across southern california -- church. hundreds of police officers from across southern california attended the funeral. christopher dorner shot and killed crain in an ambush last week. >> i really did not realize the sheer scale of this and how many people are touched by his life. >> reporter: police believe 33- year-old dorner was the man found inside a charred cabin near big bear but have not confirmed it yet. until then police will continue to provide security for some of the officers and families who dorner threatened to kill. the week long search for dorner ended with an intense four hour shootout at the cabin. cbs reporter carter evans was caught in the middle of it. >> reporter: we are right in the center of the action here. >> reporter: then a single gunshot came from inside the cabin and it went up in flames. it is not clear how the fire started. tourists and residents in this mountain town say they are

waiting for the human remains in that cabin to be officially identified, but many here say they already feel relieved. >> very glad that he's taken care of because he was killing people. >> reporter: dorner is accused of killing four people and injuring at least two others since last week. theresa garcia, cbs news, angeles oaks, california. >> dorner had put an online manifesto saying his killing spree was revenge for his firing from the lapd. prince george's county police are hosting a three- day active shooter course beginning this week. it's critical hands on training preparing for situations such as big bear lake. surae chinn gives us an insider's look at how police here get ready for the worst. >> authorities again moving to take cover themselves. >> reporter: cbs reporter carter evans in the middle of the action as an officer

launches a smoke grenade at the cabin. officers move in and head toward the gunfire just as in today's hands on training in prince george's county. >> i got down. i get long. >> reporter: capturing the intensity to prepare these men and women the tactical know-how in overcoming a major threat. >> we want them to have a plan already in place. that's what this is all about. >> reporter: these are the officers who may be the first to respond if there's an active shooter say at a movie theater, a mall or a mountain cabin in california. they need to know what to do. there is critical sharing of information and training and from different police departments, u.s. park police and military special forces. >> we've had attacks at ft. dix, at ft. hood. >> reporter: at big bear lake a sheriff's deputy was killed. the ex-l.a. cop had extensive tactical drawning. officers don't always know what they're up against. in some cases shatters have had on body armor. about -- shooters have had on

body army. >> our department has given us the equipment necessary with the patrol rifle program, things like that. some agencies have ballistic shields. >> reporter: plan, preparing and having the right mindset is hopefully putting them one step ahead. >> every two steps you should be looking back. >> when they come in, we want them to identify the threat, no hesitation, no panic or fear that, they've trained, they're confident. >> reporter: in temple hills, maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >> officers in training today will return to their jurisdictions and train their departments. this is the fourth active shooter training school the county has hosted. new information on the shooter in the university of maryland tragedy, dayvon green was a brilliant engineering grad student who was mentally ill and still got guns legally. scott broom is following up on that issue tonight as maryland's legislators are in the missed of a debate over

maryland's gun laws. >> reporter: i came here to ask why was it that dayvon green apparently mentally ill under the law still had access to guns. >> the shooter had been suffering from a mental illness. >> reporter: in the wake of a horrible suicidal attack on his own college roommates. >> it's terribly tragic. >> reporter: university of maryland police faced uncomfortable facts. >> he had to have passed a background check here in maryland. >> reporter: for all the talk about prohibiting the mentally ill about buying guns dayvon green had no problem at all. he bought a 9-millimeter handgun and just a month ago legally purchased an uzi assault style pistol when he killed both his roommates and himself. in maryland only people committed to a state hospital 30 days or more or who a judge rules incompetent or not criminally responsible are reported to the gun date base, but thousands of others treated by their own doctors for major

mental illnesses are never reported to gun licensing authorities. apparently dayvon green was among them. >> people can receive mental health services at different levels of care. >> reporter: deputy maryland health secretary dr. gail marilyn randolph is working on a task force recommending change. >> to report people that have been civilly committed to any psychiatric hospital and found to be dangerous. >> reporter: meanwhile the university of maryland was largely powerless in this case despite an online system called bayda for students to report disturbing behavior or other potential threats green had not been put on the school's radar. green lived with his roommates off campus where no rules prohibit students from having guns. so in the opinion of a lot of folks, there are loopholes all over the place in this case. among the many recommendations, the task force i just mentioned

issued a recommendation to legislators that would force police, therapists and doctors to report anyone who makes a threat into the statewide gun date base. currently that is not a requirement. reporting live at the department of mental health and hygiene in baltimore, scott broom, wusa9. we're learning more about the surviving victim in the college park shootings. 22-year-old neal oa was shot in the leg while running from dayvon green and his stepfather tells our kristin fisher neal's healing is just beginning. >> he's still pretty upset about it, you know, got a lot of things to work through, a lot of emotions to work through. i think he's mostly thankful that obviously he survived. >> we'll hear more from neal oa's stepfather at 6:00. another suicide made take tough commute today for riders on metro's green and yellow

lines. >> we will get everyone where they need to go this morning. please be aware we are running trains both directions. >> a man jumped in front of the train at gallery place chinatown station this morning. the recovery effort led to long delays and forced metro to single track from archives to mountain vernon square stations. metro is reviewing video but it appears there was little else the train operator could have done. >> the investigation is ongoing, but from the position of the train in the platform or on the platform it is apparent that the operator did, in fact, apply brakes. >> the transit agency says this is the second time someone has taken their life in a station this year and the eighth time since metro launched a suicide prevention program last year. first it was transfats, then sodium, now a major consumer watchdog group is going after the sugar in soda. the center for science in the public interest announced their latest petition today. this is how much high fructose corn syrup this consumer group

says the average american drinks each year. that's the sugar in soda. >> that's about 70,000 calories per year. >> the center for science in the public interest is calling on the fda to limit sugar content in soda and other sugary drinks. the group says current levels are harmful leading to obesity, heart disease and other health problems. >> when you're faced with a diabetes epidemic, a situation in which 2/3 of american adults are overweight or obese, the government has a responsibility to do something about that. >> the standard 20-ounce bottle of soda has about 16 teaspoons of sugar, double the daily recommendation. experts say the problem is its easy to consume too much sugar when it's in liquid. >> ask them to just eat 16- teaspoons of sugar. it's almost impossible, but you can gulp it down in a minute or two and go back for another. >> beveragemakers say they're doing their part noting calories have come down over the past 15 years and the

center for consumer freedom which opposes more regulation and gets some funding from the food industry says this latest proposal is overreaching and unnecessary. >> it doesn't take a phd in nutrition to recognize if you drink too much soda pop, you might put on weight, but the same thing is true for all food with calories. they seem to think they should be protecting us from ourselves. it's insulting and ridiculous. >> consumers are divided, too. >> let people drink what they want. >> somebody needs to help them in order to protect their health. >> this petition from cspi is the latest push to target the soda industry. new york city under mayor bloomberg is about to put in place a ban on sodas larger than 16-ounces in restaurants and other businesses. the fda will review the c fbi petition. an emotional day at vatican as pope benedict xvi celebrates his final public mass as holy father still ahead. >> we've got a cold rain in northwest, but reports of sleet and snow from culpeper to

clarkbsurg, here's a look at radar and here's the area of rain, going to be a wet commute home. a little bit of snow now rolling into the mountain and i- 81 corridor. we'll let you know if you'll see any accumulation in the metro area. >> coming up after the break a woman kidnapped and held hostage tells her story of torment and recovery 20 years after her rescue.

has he volunteered anything about this? >> he has said a few things now. i know that he is having a very hard time sleeping soundly. he swings his arms and tosses and turns and he's cried out a few times. >> in an exclusive interview that aired right here on wusa9 this afternoon the mother of 6- year-old ethan gillman talked

to dr. phil about how she survived a parent's worst nightmare. it was just two weeks ago that ethan was kidnapped from his alabama school bus by a gunman and held in an underground bunker nearly a week. he's safe now, but jennifer kirkland told dr. phil ethan has been through the worst thing anyone could ever go through and that it's her job to make sure he goes through no more. >> if anyone knows some of what little ethan is going through, it's katie beers. >> it was 20 years ago, the story of the long island girl who was kidnapped, imprisoned, tortured and finally rescued. katie recently broke her silence to reporter jennifer mclogan. >> i have had to fight to survive. it's been such a long road to recovery. >> reporter: katie beers disappeared as a neglected 9- year-old. the entire nation galvinized her until she was found held in this hole in the ground for 17 days. >> the remembering process has

been a little difficult because i buried it for so long. >> reporter: as it turns out, katie had grown up in a profoundly neglected home where she suffered emotional and sexual abuse. >> reporter: you would never harm katie? >> never. i liked her. i loved her. >> reporter: despite his denials at the time it was her neighbor john p p -- espozito who kidnapped her. >> i was there moments after she was removed from the underground bunker, very proud of her, not surprised, though. >> reporter: 20 years later the top cop who led the kidnap investigation was reunited with katie beers along with her therapist who katie credits with making her whole. now 30 years old katie appears to be thriving. >> my life now, i'm married. i work full time and i have two beautiful children. >> reporter: katie's children,

marriage, full-time job, foster family who rescued her, all this remembering and telling is recovery for her. she met the media today at hofstra university library to unveil her memoir, a collaboration with reporter carolyn gussaf about her buried memories. >> here's a child let down by everyone in the first 10 years of her life, her community, family, institutions, schools, courts. nobody was there for her. >> reporter: in researching the book the reporter communicated with espozito in prison sentenced to 15 years. he wrote i know i'm guilty of my crime but i think i've been punished enough and when i started my crime, i really thought i would be good for the both of us. overcoming this was the beginning of katie's new life. >> now looking back on it it's unreal the supportly from everybody. >> katie says she's honoring the 20th anniversary of her

rescue not with sadness about the past but with hope for the future. we're talking weather, top, and a little snow but not our neighborhood, right? >> we'll probably see flakes even in d.c., but in terms of accumulation i don't see it. you've got to go way north and west. >> i'm not sad. >> i didn't think so. let's start with live look outside, our michael and son weather cam. we have light rain which won't do us any favors getting home tonight, 43 downtown, dew point in the 30s. when the dew point is above freezing, that's not going to be a good sign. it's going to be hard to cool before the precip rolls out of the district. that's not going to happen. here's radar. you can see the big area of snow back into pittsburgh up into williamsport and rain around the immediate metro area. around the beltway just talking about rain. we have some sleet reported down toward culpeper and also snow pellets into northern

montgomery county. that magenta is mixed precipitation. so it's changing from northwest to southeast, but primarily a wet drive home, no accumulation in the metro. some snow well north and west, but temperatures will be above freezing. so accumulation will be tough, maybe a trace to an inch mainly on grassy surfaces and i think we're talking frederick north and west of hagerstown and leesburg north and west towards martinsburg. here's futurecast. right around now we're seeing mix up toward frederick and down on the east side of i-81. by the time we get to 7:30 tonight we could still see snow south of gaithersburg almost to reston and fairfax but still rain in the district. by 9:00 some snow just north of town bit still rain down into southern -- but still rain down into southern maryland. jump the divide and you're talking a couple inches no doubt. by 10:30 we see snow essentially west of i-95, but by this hour most of the precip is scooting out of here pretty

quickly. in fact, everything ends before midnight. we begin to clear by dawn tomorrow. tonight rain and snow ending before midnight, no metro accumulation, 28 to 36, winds northwest to 13. now by morning partly cloudy and cold, could be a few slick spots north and west of town because some folks will start in the upper 20s, but primarily 30s and 40s in the morning. light west, northwest winds at 10, highs around 50 tomorrow, but keep in low winds. partly cloudy, pleasant, maybe a jacket, a nice valentine's day for everybody to deliver the flowers and chocolates. okay. terrific thursday, 51. now friday i think it's going to be nice, 54. yes, we have a chance for showers late, but mid-50s and here comes the arctic air saturday, temperatures essentially steady. notice the low 38 and high 39 on saturday and snow showers possible. again we don't see an organized

storm. snow showers also possible sunday with temperatures around freezing, but the cold air scoots out of here pass. we're back to 50 monday, rain and 50 on tuesday, a little cooler next tuesday with highs in the mid-40s. some conversational snow in d.c. north and west tonight and the winter continues in measurement of snow by 10th's of an inch. >> i like to talk about it. >> conversation would be the word. president obama hits the road to push proposals he unveiled during last night's state of the union address. >> but up next the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight for more than 3,000 passengers on that crippled cruise ship. it's the nigh

preparationing being made in mobile alabama to receive that crippled carnival cruise ship being towed to port following an engine fire. passengers say conditions are disgusting with overflowing toilets and a stench making people sick. the passengers say the same crew last month says they were

not surprised. during their trip they went to mexico to fix a recurring engine problem. >> they found out they did get the part, so then we were going half speed coming back which was probably about a four or five hour delay. >> we were only doing 20 knots. >> oh, my goodness. the gross crippled cruise ship is due in mobile tomorrow. meanwhile the national transportation safety board has launched an investigation into the cause of the engine room fire. the winner is red. that's the vote of a special panel established to consider and recommend one color for the cabs in the district. this move should bring relief to city council members who were also pushing for the one color solution. it's up to the full d.c. taxicab commission now to determine whether city passengers will see red in the future. mayor gray says he's concerned all red cabs will look like emergency vehicles. there is a possible deal on the table that could help lure

the fbi to the prince george's county. metro is proposing using 78 acres of its land near the greenbelt station for the new headquarters. a committee of the board of directors plans to vote whether to offer the land. the fbi is looking for someplace new to go because its current downtown location no longer works for the agency. a police officer at the pentagon forced protection -- forest protection agency got the medal of valley. officer thomas received the medal for his brave actions off duty. back in 2011 thomas was at a convenience store in clinton when a gunman got into a fight with another man. thomas identified himself as a police officer and ordered the suspect to drop the gun, but the man refused and turned toward thomas. that is when the officer opened fire and killed the suspect. today's ceremony was held in the pentagon's hall of heroes. coming up senator marco rubio explains why he had to reach so far for that drink of water during last night's republican response to the

state of the union. >> reporter: could moms and dads across the country suddenly be able to find good free preschool? i'm bruce leshan, this story coming up. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham at the vatican. coming up thousands of followers packed st. peter's

catholics packed st. peter's basilica in vatican city today and stood outside to

watch the pope celebrate ash wednesday mass. >> they wanted one final glimpse of the holy father before he retires. danielle nottingham has the story from the vatican. >> reporter: thousands of faithful gave pope benedict xvi a long ovation near the end of ash wednesday mass. the applause stopped only when the pontiff said thank you. let's return to prayer. the 85-year-old holy father looked tired at times during the lengthy mass. he was wheeled down the center aisle when he left the packed basilica. many catholics were emotional to see pope benedict celebrate mass in public for the last time. >> it was very beautiful, very moving and there was a great deal of affection i think that could be sensed in the congregation for him. >> it was interesting. it was amazing. i feel so lucky that we were here for this experience. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are expected here at st. peter's square for the final public appearance of the pope february 27th, a day before he steps down.

vatican officials say the pontiff does not expect big fanfare when he leaves. >> he's not the big celebration type of guy and i think in many ways being pope was difficult for him to that. >> reporter: the vatican announced a conclave to elect a new pope will begin mid-march. the college of cardinals will choose the exact date when they gather here in rome. >> the vatican says all objects connected to pope benedict's ministry will be destroyed including his papal ring which he sealed official documents with. president obama is taking his state of the union message on the road. he toured a plant in asheville, north carolina, today, then spoke to workers pushing plans laid out in last night's speech to raise minimum wage and boost manufacturing in america, plans the president believes will put more people back to work. >> i believe we attract new jobs to america by investing in new sources of energy and new infrastructure and the next

generation of high wage hi-tech american manufacturing. i believe in manufacturing. >> this is the first in a three- day road trip for president obama, but republicans criticize the trip saying if president were serious about turning his plans into law, he would have stayed here in washington to work with congress. one of the president's biggest new policy proposals comes with a lefty price tag, universal pre-- a hefty price tag, universal preschool that could cost over $200 billion the first 10 years but substantially less later on. bruce leshan joins us now. the president thinks the benefit is way bigger than the cost. >> that's right. you and me and millions of other parents have struggled to find really good high quality preschool for our kids and to pay for it, of course, just like kindergarten and grade school. the president says this is something state, local and federal governments ought to provide for all of america's

children. >> you're not the king. >> reporter: high quality preschool like at broadcasters child development center in northwest can cost parents nearly $1,300 a month, but supporters say it provides youngsters real social and academic advantages. tell me what you like best about being here. >> the art activities. >> reporter: the d.c. offers 6,000 free preschool slots to residents. >> fry angle. >> reporter: and even -- triangle. >> reporter: and even more conservative states like oklahoma have seen benefits of giving 3 and 4-year-olds some early education. >> the studies have pretty consistently shown that a high quality preschool program has really positive consequences for children generally and especially for disadvantaged children. in the short run and in the longer run. >> reporter: supporter got a big boost from the president -- supporters got a big boost from the president in the state of the union. >> tonight i propose working

with states to make high quality preschool available to every single child in america. [ applause ] >> for us we're like yes, it's about time. >> reporter: the white house offered few details of its plan, but a think tank close to the president is pushing a program to have washington match state spending up to an average of about $10,000 a year. it is hard to imagine deficit hocks voting for such a huge and expensive new program, but supporters say they need to consider the costs of inaction. >> weaker educational takenment, higher rates of juvenile drink -- attain. , higher rates of juvenile delinquency, lower graduation rate and lower adult earnings. >> critics have their own studies suggesting that the benefits of universal preschool are fleeting and the costs are sometimes much higher than predicted. with everything he has on his plate it is really going to be interesting to see if president obama pushes this really hard.

>> many educators say the beginning is the most important part of the work laying that foundation. we'll see what happens. senator marco rubio speaking out today about the most talked about part of his republican response to that state of the union. partway through his speech rubio's mouth sort of got dry and had he to take a break and reached over, grabbed a bottle of water, took a sip and got right back to it. social media sites lit up seconds later all poking fun of him. the florida republican seems to be taking it all in stride. >> i'd been at a long day of work and taped an 18 minute speech in spanish. i'm just glad the water was nearby. >> rubio paid tribute to the water bottle shortly after his speech tweeting a photo of it with the #gopresponse. i don't get it. the man nominated ton the next treasury secretary -- to be the next treasury secretary is urging congress to avoid steep automatic spending cuts

set to take place march 1st. jack lew made the comments today in the senate. he said the 85 billion in cuts could impose self-conflicted wounds to the economy and put too many jobs at risk. lew is expected to win confirmation later this month. another hearing on the hill today focused on ways to fix the u.s. postal service. the postmaster general pleaded with lawmakers not to block a move to eliminate saturday first class mail delivery. the plan would save an estimated $2 billion a year. coming up a story behind this uncomfortable moment involving adele and an uninvited guest from last weekend's grammy awards. >> pretty good rain in northwest. some of rain is turning to sleet north and west of town. you have to get up into upper montgomery, fauquier and loudoun county, but see the

magenta there? it's starting to make a change. we'll talk about that and look ahead to the weekend. >> but up next a first at last night's westminster kennel club dog show in new york city and it has nothing to do with the winner. we're always on at www.wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. stay with us. we're coming right back.

tonight's best in show winner for the 137th westminster dog show. >> little banana joe won top dog at this year's westminster kennel club dog show. the 5-year-old pinscher with the monkeylike face and wagging tail was awarded best in show last night at new york city's madison square garden and for the first time ever a reserve best in show winner was selected. it's kind of like the first runner-up spot in the miss america pageant and that went to this little cutie, a 20- month-old old english sheep dog. the grammy gate crasher says look, i'm not crazy. i just want to see my girl. >> we'll be the judge. fans of adele were outraged

when a ukrainian journalist stormed the stage sunday night. she was just accepting the grammy in the wonderful dress she had on. that's the guy with the dark glasses and dark hair. >> i remember seeing that. i just thought it was part of the thing. >> there he goes again. he was told to get off the stage by the presenter, jennifer lopez. later the cops let him go. the gate crasher said i only did it because i really like adele and i didn't have my media credentials. >> look at jennifer. she's like what was that? lady gaga says she is heartsick to postpone her next four shows, but it's kind of hard to perform when you can't walk. the pop diva hurt herself during a show some time ago and it's gotten worse. so the born this way tour is expected to resume next week in philly. makeup dates will be announced later. there was some spins and some wins today at union station, all part of a celebration of what the d.c. lottery was calling soul train

day. lottery officials launched the first ever soul train instant scratch ticket, had a little dance contest there. nobody on soul train is in danger. the winners received amtrak tickets for two to anywhere in the continental u.s. other prizes were dinner for two at b. smith's which also happens to be at union station. >> there are some people competing for best big hair. the 26th season of the hit cbs reality competition survivor premiers tonight on wusa9. it pits fans versus favorites and features local contestants. 25-year-old john cochran, harvard law student from d.c. is one of the favorites from survivor south pacific while 23- year-old laura alexander an administrative officer from d.c. is on the fan side. >> part of the problem is i feel like my reputation proceeds me and not in an entirely flattering way. >> you're a poor excuse for a man. >> the fans have never played before and they look at the favorites and think you've

already played. so that puts a big target on the favorite's back. the fans come in going we're not going to let you get to the end. >> i think we're all ready to beat them at their own game. >> you can watch the 90 minute premier of survivor fans versus favorites at 8 p.m. tonight on wusa9. are you still shopping for that valentine's day gift? coming up i'll explain why that old stand-by chocolate has some health benefits that add

in tonight's consumer alert g will turn out the lights in the television -- ge will turn out the lights in the television business for good. comcast is in the homestretch to finalize the purchase of ge's 49% stake in nbc universal for a whopping $16.7 billion the cable conglomerate will buy 30 rockefeller plaza headquarters. comcast has owned a majority stake in nbc universal since january, 2011. good news for airline passengers. a new government report shows u.s. air carriers lost few of our bags last year, a little over three reports of lost, delayed or damaged baggage for

every 1,000 passengers. experts believe the 8% decline is due to more of us taking our bags on board. if you packed a travel converter kit for your next trip, make a note of this. 20,000 samsonite kits are being recalled. the consumer product safety commission says the dual wattage converter kits can overheat, cause fires, even cause burns, not a good thing. stop using it immediately and return it for a full refund to the company. valentine's day is right around the corner. are you ready, lesli? tonight some of the health benefits of chocolate. there's a compound in chocolate sometimes called the molecule of love which can act like an aphrodisiac and enhance mood. chocolate also contains antioxidants and i've got some of the best pictures for you right now. artfully chocolate in alexandria is full of unique treats and romantic gifts that

make someone feel special. that's where i met up with registered dietician betsy ramirez who says the science is there to prove chocolate has substantial health benefits. >> there's a compound called flavanols in chocolate which helps protect against disease which is like body armor for your cells. >> flavanols lower blood pressure and increase good cholesterol. >> a swedish study used milk chocolate and saw significant reductions in stroke risks. >> what's the best chocolate choice? ramirez said inside the roasted cacao bean is the raw chocolate. >> probably has your highest flavonoid content because it's less processed. >> ramirez likes chocolate bars adorned with berries and other healthy exotic ingredients, but she says you don't need a lot. in fact, too much counteracts

the benefits. >> this is a good example of what an ounce would be. >> reporter: one of those. >> yeah. you could pop about three of those and that would equal 1 tablespoon of cocoa which could be a good amount of chocolate. >> reporter: we're talking small amounts but often. >> right. every day even. >> reporter: that doesn't sound bad. >> we've got more ideas on incorporating natural cocoa into the diet on the health page of our website www.wusa9.com. the hard part is stopping. >> wait, so it is okay if i'm eating that chocolate every day at 6:15 during the break? >> sure. >> can i have two then maybe? >> okay, good. >> the only question i have is why are three muskateers and milky ways never on any of those lists? >> those are so pedestrian. did you see they had strawberries? >> if it doesn't have bacon, he doesn't want it. >> sometimes pedestrian is okay with chocolate. we are looking at a little rain across the metro area beginning to turn to snow north

and west. we'll start with a love look outside, our michael and son weather cam. you -- live look outside, our michael and son weather cam. you can see visibility greatly reduced, still 43, light rain, dew point in the mid-30s. it's not going to rant to anything downtown. you may -- amount to anything downtown. you may have to go north to see anything. we're seeing snow along i-81 and points west and back into garrett county and tucker county, west virginia. you'll get 2 to 3 inches of snow. we're just looking for rain. you'll see a little snow up 270 past gaithersburg, a little mixture of sleet and snow and back west around leesburg and into also sections of northern fauquier county, the middle southern part of fauquier county mixing up a little bit and culpeper. it's beginning to turn, but don't panic, just a wet drive home, no accumulation in the metro, some snow well north and west but even there

temperatures above freezing. north and west will see a trace to an inch. that inch will be tough. again we're measuring snowfall in 10ths of an inch. by 8:00 a line of changeover essentially west of i-95, silver spring north some snow. south and east just rain through 8:00. 9:30 hour snow back into frederick and leesburg, but the bulk of precipitation is beginning too pull away. the storm is beginning to move out to sea. the yellow is the heavier rain. 11:00 hour, maybe leftover snow gaithersburg down to fairfax over to town. then we begin to clear out quickly after midnight. so 28 to 36 tonight, snow and rain ending before midnight, no accumulation in the metro and winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15. the next three days 9 weather alerts remain green for the time being. we're looking at terrific

thursday, 51, so a great valentine's day. afternoon showers are possible friday, but that's a good tradeoff for 54. then saturday snow showers possible, temperatures essentially steady in the upper 30s to near 40. even colder sunday in the low 30s but back into 50 monday, shaw and rain tuesday, a little cooler wednesday, temperatures going back to the mid-40s but all in all as quickly as this arctic air comes in saturday and sunday it gets out of here. spring training has started. the pitchers and catchers got their first workout for the nationals in viera, florida, where it's a lot warmer than here. earlier today our dave owens caught up with bruce storen, the pitcher during that gut wrenching collapse in game five of last year's nlds. what have the last four months been like for him? >> last year couldn't have

ended any worse and yet you answered the questions then. talk about how long does it take to get through something like that? have you got through it and when did it happen? >> yeah. i definitely got through it, but it takes time. it's not something you wake up the next day and oh, i'm good. you've got to turn it into a learning process and that's what i did. like i said after the game i knew what i was signing myself up for. >> reporter: a lot of people would be surprised you went back and watched it. >> you can't ignore it like it didn't happen. i do that throughout the year. i can't go back and watch owl good outings because i won't learn -- all good outings because i won't learn anything from it. >> reporter: when you watched it, you saw soriano off sides. >> i everybody how davey runs a bullpen and the game is not always won in the 9th. that was one thing i learned in watching clips the year better

and setting up last year there are big spots in the 8th inning that you kind of come in the 9th and don't mess it up. i knew i was in big opportunities and that doesn't really change any job and preparation. >> reporter: you're okay being a setup guy, though? >> absolutely. there's going to be a lot of good opportunities for this time and being a setup guy for a winning team is a lot better than being closer for a losing team. >> there are 47 days until opening day when the nationals host the marlins which means there are 47 days till you can see the nats right here on wusa9, first pitch at 1:05. after the game we'll have full postgame coverage on wusa9 and more from dave coming up at 6:00. still ahead we'll hear from the family of the surviving housemates in yesterday's murder suicide at the university of maryland. >> reporter: president obama takes his state of the union proposals on the road. i'm tara mergener in washington with the details coming up.

>> right after the break birthday presents or clean water for folks he's never even met, it was an easy choice for this very special young man. we'll talk about his inspiring genero

a charity out of new york city has raised more than $90 million in six years it. funds clean water projects in communities all over the world called charity water and leans

on supporters to take part in creative campaigns to raise cash. allison harmorland sat down with one of the charity's youngest fundraisers. >> reporter: horry schwartzman loves to sing -- lori schwartzman loves to sing the popular anthem about what about saving the world and this 6- year-old is doing his part about what to help. >> even small kids can do this for other people. >> reporter: lori found out about charity water which raises money to help bring clean water to countries like ethiopia, uganda and india. for his 6th birthday lori asked friends to low nature $6 instead of giving -- donate $6 instead of giving him a gift. no presents? >> nope. >> reporter: you don't miss those presents? >> nope. >> reporter: after posting a video on youtube lori raised $2,400. an additional 70,000 people have raised $9 million. scott harrison gave up being a

new york city nightclub promoter to launch charity water. >> had a huge crisis of conscience and realized that i was the worst person that i knew. >> reporter: now harrison and his 50 staffers raise money to build wells and purification systems around the world providing water to 3 million people. >> helen in uganda said for the first time in her life she felt beautiful because she had enough water to wash her face and clothes. >> reporter: an estimated 800 million people use dirty water that leads to disease and death. harrison hopes to help another 100 million people in the next several years. >> companies donate money to pay for the salaries and office costs, so 100% of the fundraising costs goes to the project. you can track them online and see pictures of the wells your dollars can help to build.

we're taking a live look outside right now, a pretty soggy drive home for a lot of people in the area. topper joins us from the weather center. are we seeing snow tonight? >> i think you will north and west of town. i don't think it will stick. you have to go out toward frederick to see any accumulation. even there it's a tough call. we have advisories west of town and advisories east of town. we have advisories in the mountains. you could see 2 inches up toward oakland and deep creek and down toward timberline and snow in northeastern maryland, northern delaware and southern new jersey, but in the immediate metro area temperatures are just too warm. the column above us will support snow about everywhere north and west of i-95 shortly even though surface temperatures are above freezing. it's 34 now in gaithersburg, 40